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loose vs lose

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:05 pm
by Scott-Land
I've noticed A LOT of players use the term loose when referring to losing a game.

Main Entry: loose
Pronunciation: 'lüs
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): loos·er; loos·est
Etymology: Middle English lous, from Old Norse lauss; akin to Old High German lOs loose -- more at -LESS
1 a : not rigidly fastened or securely attached b (1) : having worked partly free from attachments <a loose tooth> (2) : having relative freedom of movement c : produced freely and accompanied by raising of mucus <a loose cough> d : not tight-fitting
2 a : free from a state of confinement, restraint, or obligation <a lion loose in the streets> <spend loose funds wisely> b : not brought together in a bundle, container, or binding c archaic : DISCONNECTED, DETACHED

Main Entry: lose
1 : to undergo deprivation of something of value
2 : to undergo defeat <lose with good grace>
3 of a timepiece : to run slow
- los·able /'lü-z&-b&l/ adjective
- los·able·ness noun
- lose ground : to suffer loss or disadvantage : fail to advance or improve
- lose it
1 : to lose touch with reality; also : to go crazy
2 : to become overwhelmed with strong emotion : lose one's composure <so angry I almost lost it>
- lose one's heart : to fall in love

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:07 pm
by happy2seeyou
hehe, nice.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:10 pm
by David_Wain
Wow bothered u that much did it?

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:19 pm
by Scott-Land
David_Wain wrote:Wow bothered u that much did it?




](*,)

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:40 pm
by David_Wain
lol fair enough.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:44 pm
by hwhrhett
wow.

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:45 pm
by wacicha
some people who play to loose lose

PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:13 am
by Robinette
David_Wain wrote:Wow bothered u that much did it?


you're such a looser for reading this...


loose (lōōs) Pronunciation Key
adj. loos·er, loos·est

1. Not fastened, restrained, or contained: loose bricks.
2. Not taut, fixed, or rigid: a loose anchor line; a loose chair leg.
3. Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered: dogs that are loose on the streets.
4. Not tight-fitting or tightly fitted: loose shoes.
5. Not bound, bundled, stapled, or gathered together: loose papers.
6. Not compact or dense in arrangement or structure: loose gravel.
7. Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility ; idle: loose talk.
8. Not formal; relaxed: a loose atmosphere at the club.
9. Lacking conventional moral restraint in sexual behavior.
10. Not literal or exact: a loose translation.
11. Characterized by a free movement of fluids in the body: a loose cough; loose bowels.

:wink:

PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:14 am
by Optimus Prime
wacicha wrote:some people who play to loose lose


Don't you mean "too"? :wink:

PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:17 am
by wacicha
I am poor white trash born on indian reservation never graduated high school and was a marine. Also i type in the dark , so I do pretty dam good....

PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:18 am
by Optimus Prime
By the way, what ever happened to that blogging project you had going a few weeks back? Anything come of that?

PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:22 am
by wacicha
a work in progress only crashed it 4 times lol and still making money on it

PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:26 am
by Optimus Prime
That's good news then.

PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:46 am
by Scott-Land
Optimus Prime wrote:
wacicha wrote:some people who play to loose lose


Don't you mean "too"? :wink:



lol

PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:34 am
by hulmey
who gives a shit!! This is the internet. Get a life buddy

PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:57 am
by reverend_kyle
Robinette wrote:
David_Wain wrote:Wow bothered u that much did it?


you're such a looser for reading this...


loose (lōōs) Pronunciation Key
adj. loos·er, loos·est

1. Not fastened, restrained, or contained: loose bricks.
2. Not taut, fixed, or rigid: a loose anchor line; a loose chair leg.
3. Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered: dogs that are loose on the streets.
4. Not tight-fitting or tightly fitted: loose shoes.
5. Not bound, bundled, stapled, or gathered together: loose papers.
6. Not compact or dense in arrangement or structure: loose gravel.
7. Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility ; idle: loose talk.
8. Not formal; relaxed: a loose atmosphere at the club.
9. Lacking conventional moral restraint in sexual behavior.
10. Not literal or exact: a loose translation.
11. Characterized by a free movement of fluids in the body: a loose cough; loose bowels.

:wink:


See I was thinking the same thing about h2sy..

I just didn't want her to hit me again :(

Re: loose vs lose

PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:22 pm
by luns101
Scott-Land wrote:I've noticed A LOT of players use the term loose when referring to losing a game.


I've noticed this one:

rite instead of right

PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:31 pm
by 0ojakeo0
i do alot of both

PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:58 pm
by cleveridea
hulmey wrote:who gives a shit!! This is the internet. Get a life buddy


People who are smarter than you, that's who. But don't you worry your pretty ignorant skull with it another minute longer.

PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:21 pm
by AAFitz
wacicha wrote:I am poor white trash born on indian reservation never graduated high school and was a marine. Also i type in the dark , so I do pretty dam good....


damn :D

as far as the point of the thread....im with scooter ](*,)

PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:23 pm
by hulmey
Bows to the corporal :?

PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:12 pm
by CrabNebula
losse > lose/loose

ima best!

PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 1:50 am
by Molacole
omg how did I loose? :wink:

PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 8:03 am
by Stopper
What's with all this loose talk?

PostPosted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 8:26 am
by chessplaya
dumb thread : something scott-land started! :wink: